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The rugged remoteness of Great Barrier makes it difficult to connect to the rest of New Zealand (Photo: Mark Russell)

The challenge to connect the remote corners of New Zealand

Russell Brown goes off the grid on Great Barrier Island to see out what it takes to get the local community online and connected.
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By Russell Brown | 18th February, 2021
Contributing writer
Sharina Nisha (Image: Supplied)

Home Screen: How to make your phone a tool, not a distraction

The Spinoff asks Vodafone NZ's head of platforms Sharina Nisha how she makes her phone work for her, and the apps she considers crucial.
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By Alice Webb-Liddall | 15th February, 2021
Staff writer
Image: TIna Tiller

What is SuperWifi?

And will opening your door let more in?
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By Josie Adams | 4th February, 2021
Staff Writer
Image: Tina Tiller

Eyes on youth: The up-and-comers you need to know about

Like Dua Lipa, Halsey, and Benee before them, these four New Zealand acts are 'ones to watch'.
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By Josie Adams | 29th December, 2020
Staff Writer
Technology uptake vaulted five years forward because of Covid-19 (Photo: George Driver/Matthew McAuley)

How Covid-19 turbocharged technology

In just eight weeks, consumer and business digital adoption jumped forward five years.
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By George Driver | 15th December, 2020
Contributing writer
Image: Tina Tiller

The Fold: Turning words into action, with Laura O’Connell Rapira

The outgoing director of grassroots community campaigning organisation ActionStation joins Duncan Greive to talk about a busy few years in the job.
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By Duncan Greive | 4th December, 2020
Managing Editor
Image: Tina Tiller

Humour over rumour: How South Auckland is pushing back against 5G conspiracy theories

A new series of videos uses comedy to debunk misinformation that's proved to be particularly visible in South Auckland.
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By Justin Latif | 4th December, 2020
Local Democracy Reporter, South Auckland
Is it time for hope? (Image: Toby Morris/Tina Tiller)

Covid-19 has changed New Zealand forever. The experts explain how: part two

Some of the smartest people in the country examine the effects of the pandemic on Aotearoa’s future in 400 words or fewer.
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By Group Think | 27th October, 2020
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(Image: Toby Morris/Tina Tiller)

Covid-19 has changed New Zealand forever. The experts explain how

Some of the smartest people in the country examine the effects of the pandemic on Aotearoa’s future, in 400 words or fewer.
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By Group Think | 20th October, 2020
A bunch of people
(Image: Tina Tiller)

The future of work is flexible

Covid-19 taught businesses that one workplace doesn't fit all employees.
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By Ben Fahy | 1st October, 2020
Guest writer
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Te whakamana i Te Tiriti: Ngā akoranga ki te ao pakihi i te ao Māori

'Kei hea tātou? Kei Aotearoa tātou, me te aha, he haepapa tō ngā whakahaere e mahi nei i Aotearoa kia tika, kia pono, kia toitū hoki te mahi tahi ki te Māori, i tōna mana hei tangata whenua.'
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By Alice Webb-Liddall | 17th September, 2020
Staff writer
(Image: Tina Tiller)

Honouring Te Tiriti: What businesses are learning from te ao Māori

Engaging with Te Tiriti o Waitangi isn't mandated in the private sector like it is in the public sector. But businesses are discovering the wealth of knowledge to be found through meaningful engagement with Māori.
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By Alice Webb-Liddall | 17th September, 2020
Staff writer
(Illustration: Megan Salole/salole.co.nz/)

Disconnected under lockdown: What digital inequality looks like in a pandemic

Jean Teng talks to the organisations that kept vulnerable communities connected during alert level four.
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By Jean Teng | 7th August, 2020
Guest writer
Image: The Spinoff

Do you know how the internet works?

In the 90s, the so-called information superhighway was more of a dirt road. Now it's a multi-lane motorway.
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By Alex Braae | 7th July, 2020
Staff Writer
Benee, The Beths (at home) and Hollie Smith

The gig economy: Why ‘support local’ means music too

Thanks to technology, the connection between music makers and audiences held strong over lockdown and now, they’re more in sync than ever.
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By Josie Adams | 26th June, 2020
Staff Writer
After lockdown was announced phone calls across the Vodafone New Zealand network surged by 70%, including a 100% surge in landline calls (image: Tina Tiller).

Conversation came back: How Covid-19 changed the way we communicate

On March 23 prime minister Jacinda Ardern announced that in 48 hours the country would go into lockdown. New Zealanders had a primal reaction: they called their loved ones. 
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By James Borrowdale | 9th June, 2020
Guest writer
The level four lockdown meant many businesses had to completely changed the way they worked.

The next normal: How business responded when everything changed

Many businesses can no longer operate in the ways they previously knew, and are being forced to adapt quicker than they ever thought possible.
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By Charles Anderson | 21st May, 2020
Contributing writer
e.GO factory in Germany. Photo: Vodafone NZ YouTube

How much will 5G transform New Zealand business, really?

In a world where we're already conditioned to expect near-instantaneous speed from our mobile internet, what kind of change can we actually expect to see from 5G?
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By Jihee Junn | 29th January, 2020
Staff Writer
The Auckland Harbour Bridge is made up of a lot of steel (Photo: Brendon O’Hagan).

How 5G will make Auckland a better place to live

Richard MacManus finds out how 5G will help Auckland smarten up by building better relationships with its citizens. 
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By Richard MacManus | 16th December, 2019
Guest writer
It’s coming! (Image: Toby Morris)

The everything platform

At Vodafone HQ on the North Shore, a multinational team is working to build a network which will change New Zealand. Duncan Greive watches the birth of 5G.
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By Duncan Greive | 27th November, 2019
Managing Editor

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